ringer

ring·er ¹

 (rĭng′ər)

n. Games

A horseshoe or quoit thrown so that it encircles the peg.

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ring·er ²

 (rĭng′ər)

n.

1. One that rings, especially one that sounds a bell or chime.

2. Slang A contestant entered dishonestly into a competition.

3. Slang One who bears a striking resemblance to another: a ringer for his father.

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ringer

(ˈrɪŋə)

n

1. a person or thing that rings a bell

2. slang Also called: dead ringer a person or thing that is almost identical to another

3. slang a stolen vehicle the identity of which has been changed by the use of the licence plate, serial number, etc, of another, usually disused, vehicle

4. US a contestant, esp a horse, entered in a competition under false representations of identity, record, or ability

5. (Agriculture) Austral and NZ the fastest shearer in a shed

6. informal Austral the fastest or best at anything

7. (Games, other than specified) a quoit thrown so as to encircle a peg

8. (Games, other than specified) such a throw

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ring•er¹

(ˈrɪŋ ər)

n.

1. a person or thing that encircles.

2. a quoit or horseshoe thrown so as to encircle the peg.

[1815–25]

ring•er²

(ˈrɪŋ ər)

n.

1. one that rings or makes a ringing noise.

2. dead ringer.

3.

a. a racehorse, athlete, or the like entered in a competition under false representation as to identity or ability.

b. any person or thing that is fraudulent; impostor.

c. a substitute; replacement.

[1375–1425; late Middle English; (definition 3) compare British argot to ring, ring in to exchange (something false or fraudulent for something authentic), ringing the changes engaging in this practice]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ringer - a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) bell ringer, toller signaler, signaller - someone who communicates by signals
	2.	ringer - a person who is almost identical to another clone, dead ringer colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech look-alike, double, image - someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
	3.	ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, pretender, fraud, fake - a person who makes deceitful pretenses
	4.	ringer - (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base" horseshoes, quoits - a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it

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ringer

noun

Slang. One exactly resembling another:

double, duplicate, image, picture, portrait, spitting image.

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Translations

ringer

[ˈrɪŋəʳ] N

1. (= bell ringer) → campanero/a m/f

2. (also dead ringer) → doble mf, viva imagen f
he is a (dead) ringer for the President → se le parece en todo al presidente

3. (US) (Horse racing) → caballo m sustituido

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ringer

n

(= bell-ringer) → Glöckner(in) m(f)

to be a dead ringer for somebody (inf) → jdm aufs Haar gleichen

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